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View Poll Results: Pick your favourite for contrasting juxtapositions.
1 7 10.94%
2 0 0%
3 1 1.56%
4 1 1.56%
5 10 15.63%
6 0 0%
7 9 14.06%
8 3 4.69%
9 2 3.13%
10 14 21.88%
11 1 1.56%
12 1 1.56%
13 15 23.44%
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Old Posted Jun 28, 2007, 11:58 AM
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Photo Contest #56 - contrasting juxtapositions [voting]

Time to put on your thinking caps boys and girls as this one might be hard to sort out, although I've got a suspicion who I think is winning this round.


1) Land and Sea


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3) untitled


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6) Stepping Squares


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8) tower crane


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11) untitled


12) Stairway to Top


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Old Posted Jun 28, 2007, 7:25 PM
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No. 5's hilarious.
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No. 5's hilarious.
Yeah, I thought so too, but I'm not really sure that it fits the theme as well as some of the other photos. Unfortunately, because it is just so bizarre and funny, it will probably get a lot of votes because people often just select their favorite photo, regardless of how relevant it is to the contest theme.

Anyway, it was tough to decide, but I eventually voted for #1.

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Number 1

I like number one because it seems to be the last thing you would see in a city. Being I live in landlocked Minnesota I would probably have a .01% chance of seeing that here. Good Job!
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These are some great entries. I was torn between #1, #7 & #13. In the end I went with #7 because as I was scrolling back up I stopped and looked at the peaceful field of flowers on the lower half and then up to the jarring high speed semi. Good stuff!
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7 for me. You have the quiet peaceful flowers just growing on the hill there with yellow, white and green, then this red semi screaming past on the highway. The textures, the colors, the movement and calmness. Good entry.
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I have to admit, I have no idea what some of you guys are going for as it relates to contrasting juxtapositions. I voted 10 by the way.
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Some excellent shots in here, good job guys!
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Yeah, I thought so too, but I'm not really sure that it fits the theme as well as some of the other photos. Unfortunately, because it is just so bizarre and funny, it will probably get a lot of votes because people often just select their favorite photo, regardless of how relevant it is to the contest theme.

Anyway, it was tough to decide, but I eventually voted for #1.
Eh, I think number 5 is relevant to the theme, as the monkey is in the wrong jungle - the concrete jungle. I voted for it.
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#5 or #13.....I finally went with #13.
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Eh, I think number 5 is relevant to the theme, as the monkey is in the wrong jungle - the concrete jungle. I voted for it.
I can see your point, and even though I think the photo is great, I still think several other photos are better examples of the theme "contrasting juxtapositions" such as "land and sea" and the image of the flowers next to the road. Years ago, it wasn't uncommon to see organ grinders with performing monkeys on city streets, so seeing a different type of primate in the concrete jungle may be funny, but not necessarily a "contrasting juxtaposition" (heck, we've even sent monkeys into space...lol).

con·trast - to set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences.

jux·ta·pose - to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.


Now if the theme was "things that are out of place," then the monkey photo would definitely get my vote. The point I was making is that in many of these contests, I feel that a lot of people ignore the theme and just vote for the photo that appeals to them most. Instead, people should be deciding which photos best meet the criteria for the contest and selecting their favorite from that set. Otherwise, what is the point of having themed contests?

BTW, I don't have an entry in this contest. I've just seen this happen a lot in past contests--not that the winner is usually one that doesn't fit the theme (though it does happen sometimes). But often some of the top vote-getters are only loosely related or totally unrelated to the theme. I just wish more people would realize the point of having themed contests and vote accordingly.
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Wow this is exciting! I can't remember we ever had such an even contest.
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Has there ever been a tie before? Looks like it might be a three way.
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Hard as it is to take a pass on the chimp, I voted for #10.
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7 gets my vote... great quality and subject matter.. i think its the best example of this weeks theme.
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For me it was a toss up between 9 and 13. I went with 9 because it's a better quality photo. Great example of different eras.
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Amazing shot of Toronto. #10 for me.
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Has there ever been a tie before? Looks like it might be a three way.
Yes. The 52nd contest had a tie between Goody and Olga. The topic was door.
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I think #13 is excellent. However, my first reaction was that the levels need tweaking, and I think it might be the black border that's throwing it off and making it look too flat, because it's darker than anything in the image.

I hope nobody minds, but I adjusted the levels a bit here so it doesn't look so "off" with the black border:


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Amazing shot of Toronto. #10 for me.
Oh, you mean the background subject of the Hamilton photo
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